New variant of Covid-19 found in S.E England

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"A "new variant" of coronavirus has been identified in the UK, which is believed to be causing the faster spread in the South East, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said.

Its spread is growing faster than the existing variant, with over 1,000 cases found, "predominantly in the south of England", Mr Hancock told the House of Commons this afternoon.

There have been reports of the new variant in 60 local authority areas, and it is believed to be similar to that found in other countries over the last few months.

The new variant was officially identified for the first time in Kent last week, with ministers told about it on Friday."

 

Source: https://news.sky.com/story/new-variant-of-coronavirus-identified-in-uk-health-secretary-says-12161416

 

They are unclear if its more deadly yet, but it is spreading faster. 

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And y'all thought 2021 would be better  

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This has been the case since the beginning. different strains or whatever with small differences. All viruses do this. The same vaccines will still work. No need to panic. 

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1 minute ago, M Monstre said:

And y'all thought 2021 would be better  

We all thought 2020 was done sending us hurdles, but I guess not

 

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Just now, SEANGT said:

This has been the case since the beginning. different strains or whatever with small differences. All viruses do this. The same vaccines will still work. No need to panic. 

Still not a reason to be lackadaisical about things. The vaccine will only work if the covid-19 virus doesn't mutate and change its protein structure. If it turns out this strain is more deadly, then thats a sign that it's changed its structure... 

Its something to bear in mind... Covid-19 isn't something to be taken lightly even though there is a vaccine. Spreading faster means more people are at risk of infection 

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13 minutes ago, xoxo Craig said:

Still not a reason to be lackadaisical about things. The vaccine will only work if the covid-19 virus doesn't mutate and change its protein structure. If it turns out this strain is more deadly, then thats a sign that it's changed its structure... 

Its something to bear in mind... Covid-19 isn't something to be taken lightly even though there is a vaccine. Spreading faster means more people are at risk of infection 

Yes of course it is important to report however when it's posted on here with just the headline and not the sub-header: 
It is "highly unlikely" the new mutation will not respond to a coronavirus vaccine, Mr Hancock told the Commons today.

It may cause members of this forum to panic too much. Which nobody needs. 

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This virus is something else...wtf 

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1 minute ago, SEANGT said:

Yes of course it is important to report however when it's posted on here with just the headline and not the sub-header: 
It is "highly unlikely" the new mutation will not respond to a coronavirus vaccine, Mr Hancock told the Commons today.

It may cause members of this forum to panic too much. Which nobody needs. 

But they aren't 100% sure on that yet. Nobody should be panicking, but people should stay alert because its important. Take caution not a panick attack 

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26 minutes ago, TimisaMonster said:

This virus is something else...wtf 

This virus is a bitch!

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2020 really said "oh y'all wanted a twist eh?" 

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Rona has evolved ya'll. When would any of our faves?

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It's the end for us. We're all gonna go to hell 

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That's me, and I have it! So far, I'm mild

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This isn’t too big of a deal. Yet.

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Oh no, she better DON'T!